mrmed Posted July 23, 2011 Posted July 23, 2011 I recovered a Giant Anthem 1 this morning. Hope someone knows who it belongs to.
Christopher Brunsdon Posted July 23, 2011 Posted July 23, 2011 Good news for a change and where did you recover it?
Tieffels Posted July 23, 2011 Posted July 23, 2011 Mrmed, well done!!!! Please provide some details. Hope some bones were broken in the process..
mrmed Posted July 23, 2011 Author Posted July 23, 2011 @gummibear: The guy I took it from admitted he knew it was stolen. I rode past him as he was pushing in the opposite direction and saw the bike was far too big for him and the saddle was still in a high postion. I turned around, rode up from behind and grabbed him. I told him I wanted to see his ID, but he straight away admitted he didn't have one, and he was from Angola. He said he bought it for R 1500-00, but I'm not sure he was telling the truth. I was trying to open his bag to take a look inside (there was a DVD player inside as far as I could see), but things were getting hairy at that point so I decided to take the bike and get out of the situation. I took the bike and my own and rode away with them. I flagged some guys down from Chubb and they called SAPS, who came out, took the bike and my phone number. They said they were going to see if they could catch the guy. I hope we find the owner of the bike.
gummibear Posted July 23, 2011 Posted July 23, 2011 That is great and i hope someone buys you a Bells
mrmed Posted July 23, 2011 Author Posted July 23, 2011 @Slowbee, just over Empire Road towards Milpark Hospital. I was on my Saturday morning ride around 7am.
eraser Posted July 23, 2011 Posted July 23, 2011 Well done mrmed, you're a solid citizen, someone's going to be really happy!
Inusc Posted July 23, 2011 Posted July 23, 2011 Well done mate! I see the saddle bag is still on isn't their maybe a buisness card or some ID in their??
R3SL Posted July 23, 2011 Posted July 23, 2011 @gummibear: The guy I took it from admitted he knew it was stolen. I rode past him as he was pushing in the opposite direction and saw the bike was far too big for him and the saddle was still in a high postion. I turned around, rode up from behind and grabbed him. I told him I wanted to see his ID, but he straight away admitted he didn't have one, and he was from Angola. He said he bought it for R 1500-00, but I'm not sure he was telling the truth. I was trying to open his bag to take a look inside (there was a DVD player inside as far as I could see), but things were getting hairy at that point so I decided to take the bike and get out of the situation. I took the bike and my own and rode away with them. I flagged some guys down from Chubb and they called SAPS, who came out, took the bike and my phone number. They said they were going to see if they could catch the guy. I hope we find the owner of the bike.A BIG well done Mr Med
HenkvE Posted July 24, 2011 Posted July 24, 2011 Well done Mrmed. So you actually hijacked the stolen bike!! Love it!!
Daniel XTR Posted July 24, 2011 Posted July 24, 2011 Wow. I was actually riding right there on Saturday at 7:30. Took Big Balls for you to do that. Shew. Be careful guys. The sentiment of what you did was right, and i get that, but you've got to be careful. Should have kept him in your sights, and gotten proper backup. Dont know if these okes are armed, or dangerous. A bike is not worth a life. (okay some bikes are ) Well done, I hope the owner gets his bike back
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